Supreme Court of Colorado, 2024

Unite for Colorado v. Colorado Department of State; Jena Griswold, in her official capacity as the Colorado Secretary of State; and Christopher P. Beall, in his official capacity as Colorado Deputy Secretary of State.

Unite for Colorado v. Colorado Department of State; Jena Griswold, in her official capacity as the Colorado Secretary of State; and Christopher P. Beall, in his official capacity as Colorado Deputy Secretary of State.
Supreme Court of Colorado · Decided November 25, 2024

Unite for Colorado v. Colorado Department of State; Jena Griswold, in her official capacity as the Colorado Secretary of State; and Christopher P. Beall, in his official capacity as Colorado Deputy Secretary of State.

Opinion

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Unite for Colorado, Petitioner
v.
Colorado Department of State; Jena Griswold, in her official capacity as the Colorado Secretary of State; and Christopher P. Beall, in his official capacity as Colorado Deputy Secretary of State. Respondents

No. 24SC281

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc

November 25, 2024


          Court of Appeals Case No. 23CA989

         Petition for Writ of Certiorari GRANTED.

         Whether the court of appeals erred in interpreting the Colorado Constitution's "major purpose" standard, Colo. Const. art. XXVIII, § 2(10)(a)(I), which qualifies an organization as an "issue committee" subject to registration, reporting, and disclosures, by adopting a multifactor test that permits a major purpose finding when an organization spends 10% or less of its total outlays supporting or opposing a particular ballot measure.

DENIED AS TO ALL OTHER ISSUES.

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